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Prakash Raj

Prakash Rai also known as Prakash Raj , is an actor and producer in Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries: Sandalwood, Tollywood and Kollywood respectively.

Prakash Raj was born Prakash Rai in Mangalore and his mother tongue is Tulu. Now he has shifted his base to Chennai due to numerous offers from Telugu and Tamil films. He was persuaded to change his last name from Rai to Raj by veteran South-Indian director K. Balachander.

Prakash Raj studied in St.Joseph's High School in Bangalore. He won the President's Scout award in 1982. At school he was well k...

K Balachander praises Thillu Mullu

Legendary filmmaker K Balachander has praised the last week release Thillu Mullu, a remake of his own film of the same name starring superstar Rajinikanth. He has said that the latest film perfectly suits the tastes of the new-age audience. ...

Thillu Mullu Review

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Fans Reviews: Thillu Mullu

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Singam participates in Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi

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Kamal Hassan lands in trouble over kissing woman on TV

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Prakash Raj and I have been on a beautiful journey: Radha Mohan

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Script Actors Gouravam Director Radha Mohan

I let my script choose the actors: Gauravam director Radha Mohan

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Gouravam - Movie Review: A hard hitting social drama

Director Radha Mohan and actor-turned-producer Prakash Raj have already worked together in five movies in Telugu and Tamil. Now, they are up with their sixth outing Gouravam and they have selected a fresh face Allu Sirish, the brother of Allu Arjun ...

Gouravam Vishwaroopam Way Govt Ban Prakash Raj

Gouravam goes Vishwaroopam way; will Govt ban Prakash Raj's film?

Prakash Raj's bilingual film Gouravam has landed in trouble with a community based in Chennai approaching the state government to ban the film. The film is going through similar kind of issues of Vishwaroopam, which was banned by the state government ...

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Kamal Hassan Siddharth Basu Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi

Kamal Hassan stuns Siddharth Basu on Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi

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